JERUSALEM, The year 2022 witnessed the highest ever in the number of violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem with 48,238 Jewish fanatics storming the Muslim holy compound and violating its sanctity, today said Azzam Khatib, director of the Islamic Waqf Department, which is in charge of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

He said in a statement that the fanatics carried out acts that provoked the sentiments and feelings of the Muslims by performing Jewish rituals and raising the Israeli flag inside the walled compound during Jewish holidays not caring what this holy place means for two billion Muslims around the world, warning that the new right-wing government in Israel may carry out acts that could trigger a religious war in the region and the world.

Khatib stressed that “Al-Aqsa Mosque is an Islamic holy place with its area of 144 dunums and all its features and facilities above and below the ground, and that it is a pure mosque for Muslims alone all over the world that does not accept division or partnership despite all attempts to change the long religious, historical and legal status quo for the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency